Patents by Inventor David C. Franklin

David C. Franklin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Notes facility for receiving notes while the computer system is in a screen mode
    Patent number: 5852436
    Abstract: A screen saver program is provided within a computer system. The screen saver program includes a note facility for generating notes. The notes facility includes a note-taker interface. The screen saver program is run on the computer system and in response to receiving input from a user, the note-taker interface is displayed on a video display of the computer system. In response to input by the user via the note-taker interface, a note is created. Subsequently, the screen saver program is dismissed and the note is displayed on the video display when the screen saver is dismissed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Franklin, Dean J. Hachamovitch, William J. Bliss, David C. Tuniman